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]]> http://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11496 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 09:00:00 -0500 https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/11496-pge-mission-substation PG&E Mission Substation Illuminosa spotlighted Robert B. Howard’s Power and Light bas-reliefs and illuminated the partly resin-clad ventilation shaft from within. Photo © Bruce Damonte PG&E Mission Substation TEF Design repaired and replaced concrete panels on Mission Substation’s Hyde Street elevation. Photo © Bruce Damonte PG&E Mission Substation The facility’s Mission Street elevation is a modern composition of curved volumes framed by classical elements, to which newly installed bent-steel fins add a human scale and texture. Streetscape lighting by HLB complements Illuminosa’s treatment of this southeast face. Photo © Bruce Damonte With an expansive glazed facade and warm wood ceilings that subtly reflect light, the Los Gatos Public Library emits a soft glow at all waking hours, but the best time to see it is at dusk.

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